Here’s why horse racing and auto racing events are not held at the same time.

A rally event in Argentina saw driver Federico Villagra plow right into a few horses that picked a terrible time to run across the track. One horse was flung into the air and had to be put down, though the car and gravity had already done a pretty good job of that.

I thought the guy in the passenger seat was supposed to warn the driver about these things? I mean, “horses running around on the track” was clearly marked on the map.

Man Asserts Dominion Over Nature, Hits Horse With Rally Car [Deadspin]

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